Mr. Donovan. No; he did not share a common interest with them. For better or for worse, the average young American male in that age is interested in saving enough money to go buy another beer and get another date. This I don't believe would characterize him at all. He read a great deal.
Mr. Ely. Excuse me. Do you remember anything that he read specifically?
Mr. Donovan. No; I know that the men always told me that he subscribed to a Russian newspaper.
Mr. Ely. When you say Russian newspaper, do you recall whether that was one printed in the Russian language?
Mr. Donovan. No; I do not.
Mr. Ely. You never saw that newspaper?
Mr. Donovan. I never saw the newspaper.
Mr. Ely. Did you ever question Oswald about his reading of it?
Mr. Donovan. Yes; I did. And he did not apparently take this stuff as gospel—although——
Mr. Ely. When you say that, are you implying that it not only was a Russian newspaper, but it was also a Communist newspaper?